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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Thanks for the email. Some
comments below. </font><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/8/21 11:34, Andrew Sullivan via
Chapter-delegates wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:20210708153409.du67wsdnyvn4tbdk@outlook.office365.com">We
went through the entire PDP last year over the Internet Way of
Networking project, and there is follow-on work for some
additional specificity that will come to PDP this year, too,
precisely because of feedback from people who used the toolkit and
wanted some additional material. Isn't that exactly what you are
asking for?</blockquote>
<br>
No.<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:20210708153409.du67wsdnyvn4tbdk@outlook.office365.com">
<blockquote type="cite">Here's one examples: ISOC Bulgaria has
been approached several times
<br>
this year by the Bulgarian telecom administration with questions
about
<br>
certain issues, happening at the ITU with the renewed and
publicly
<br>
stated position of several member states vis-a-vis the issue of
Internet
<br>
governance and the role of states.
<br>
ISOC is following these developments, right? Maybe it should
reach out
<br>
to chapters and other members, asking them questions about these
latest
<br>
developments?
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
This is the first I have heard of the approach you are talking
about from the Bulgarian administration, </blockquote>
<br>
Well, that only shows we are also not so good in communicating this
to you:( We'll do better in the future, I hope. However several
chapters have kept the mailing list (as well as orally informed our
colleagues during our chapter meetings - when we had them - with
updates from our countries) aware of the fact that they are being
asked to contribute with expertise to issues of concern for the
Internet users in their respected territories. Of course, this is a
process that has started before you became the CEO. <br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:20210708153409.du67wsdnyvn4tbdk@outlook.office365.com">but
your proposed solution seems at best awkward. You are suggesting
that the Internet Society staff ought to be polling everyone all
the time to ask them whether there are any local developments.
Why would it not be more effective for a chapter that wants to
know what the Internet Society staff might help them with on a
topic to approach the relevant staff person who works with the
chapter, and ask that? I know that's what some chapters do, and
they seem to be satisfied with the result (according to the
feedback I get). It's certainly why we have staff who are there
to respond to chapter questions.</blockquote>
<br>
I might have written this wrong, I guess;-( I was asking if ISOC is
following the statements, made by member states (at different
international, regional and national gatherings), who say that they
believe the current multistakeholder model (MSM) of Internet
governance is not working and should be replaced with a multilateral
one. The way to make sure the member states are well informed, is if
ISOC chapters reach out to their national telecom administration and
brief them with details about the MSM. ISOC could reach out to
chapters, and provide them with materials that they could use in
their educational efforts. Could, not should, of course. <br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:20210708153409.du67wsdnyvn4tbdk@outlook.office365.com">
<blockquote type="cite">Again, a lot can be done to preserve the
open, single, interoperable
<br>
Internet, developing in a multistakeholder environment; if ISOC
is doing
<br>
it, then we should hear about it.
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
Have you read the 2020 impact report? </blockquote>
<br>
Yes. It's a good coverage of Internet under COVID-19. However, the
term "Internet governance" is not there. Neither is
"multistakeholder model". The report has a different goal, and is
not related to the issues we are talking about. <br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:20210708153409.du67wsdnyvn4tbdk@outlook.office365.com">We
are not in a position to direct chapters as to what to do, </blockquote>
<br>
True (that's a change, I have to add, compared to some aspects of
the chapter policies before you), but ISOC could not only listen,
but also hear what the chapters are saying. <br>
<br>
Some of the chapters (Bulgaria included) are reluctant to start a
conversation like the one we have, because there's a feeling that
ISOC would react in a defensive way, while chapters in general do
not actually attack ISOC, but ask for more information, help,
support, etc. <br>
<br>
<br>
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Best regards,
Veni
Internet Society - Bulgaria
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.isoc.bg">https://www.isoc.bg</a>
pgp:5BA1366E <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:veni@veni.com">veni@veni.com</a>
The opinions expressed above are those of the
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